Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
युग्मासु पुत्रा जायन्ते स्त्रियो 'युग्मासु रात्रिषु ।
तस्माद् युग्मासु पुत्रार्थो संविशेत सदा नरः ॥
yugmāsu putrā jāyante striyo 'yugmāsu rātriṣu / tasmād yugmāsu putrārtho saṃviśeta sadā naraḥ
جفت راتوں میں بیٹے پیدا ہوتے ہیں اور طاق راتوں میں بیٹیاں۔ لہٰذا جو مرد بیٹا چاہے وہ ہمیشہ جفت راتوں میں ہی ہم بستری کرے۔
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The verse codifies a folk-ritual physiology about conception; its broader ethical frame remains self-control—desire is not to be random but governed by rule.
Falls outside pañcalakṣaṇa; it is prescriptive dharma.
‘Even/odd’ can be read as order vs. irregularity; the text valorizes patterned living as spiritually supportive.